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	Skyladder attempt Numero Uno 2017-05-12 By Beean Saturday was almost done when J messaged me letting me know that the road was open. The 93N had been closed for half the week after Parks avy...	replies 0 views 4535	By Beean 2017-05-12
	Cha cha cha hey! Mt Hector Conga Party 2017-04-28 By Beean Last Saturday I gathered the troops for a ski ascent of the quintessential Rockies spring classic; Mt Hector. It’s one of the few easily...	replies 0 views 4108	By Beean 2017-04-28
	Ode to the consignment store Elans 2016-10-26 By skiitsbetter A couple of years back, the Switching Gear consignment store in Canmore picked up a bunch of Elan touring skis. There were a couple of pairs...	replies 0 views 2928	By skiitsbetter 2016-10-26
	Late October skiing 2016-10-18 By Gringo I will be in Banff Oct28 - Nov6, 2016 looking to ski BC or whatever's available. I'd even ski uphill at the resorts if...	replies 5 views 6109	By Gringo 2016-10-20
	Late season conditions 2016-04-23 By Hey gang, Just wondering if anybody has skied the parkers ridge area or down around/on bow summit. Looking to maybe have some late season fun...	replies 0 views 2749	By 2016-04-23
	Quick condition update. 2014-04-15 By Chasing snowflakes We skied Grand Daddy Couloir today.  Snow warmed up quick and there was a modest freeze ( not great ). Did not see any cornice failures and...	replies 1 views 3410	By Chasing snowflakes 2014-04-16
	Jasper national Park Snowpack 2014-04-08 By antoine26 hey everyone, I am going to Jasper in about 2 weeks and i am looking to do some touring around the athabasca glacier (i.e. Parkers ridge, Hilda...	replies 2 views 3478	By antoine26 2014-04-08
	SOAP Box - Observations 2014-03-30 By skiitsbetter Driving down a wet highway and seeing the peaks starting to poke out through the clouds, we quickly switched objectives from a south-facing...	replies 0 views 2884	By skiitsbetter 2014-03-30
	Laying tracks in May? 2014-03-28 By GravyDavey I m likely in the area early May...Wondering if anyone has any feedback on getting some turns in that late in the season...Bow. observation,...	replies 2 views 3042	By GravyDavey 2014-03-28
	Bow Summit profile 2014-03-17 By dromo_mania Just wanted to write down a few observations about what I saw and experienced this past weekend along the Bow Summit area: I arrived just before...	replies 0 views 3238	By dromo_mania 2014-03-17
	Current Glacier Bridging? Especially Hector 2014-03-05 By mchellemarie Hey all, just wondering if anyone has any news on how the bridging is looking on Hector? Supposed to head out there in 2 weeks time but the...	replies 2 views 2899	By mchellemarie 2014-03-06
	Condtion report and soap box entry number two! 2014-02-18 By Chasing snowflakes The drought is finally over! After a slow and seriously dry start to the season things have finally turned around and conditions are deep...	replies 1 views 2754	By Shredmasterplus 2014-02-19
	Condition update and Soap Box Entry 2014-02-03 By Chasing snowflakes Conditions are what you might expect , no snow, wind affected and just plain hard.  I took my sister and her boyfriend out on the 93N to...	replies 2 views 2883	By Chasing snowflakes 2014-02-11
	One of these years is not like the other... 2014-01-01 By TH Great blog post on the Canadian Avalanche blog site by Mark Klassen. Be patient and wait to venture into more complex...	replies 1 views 3188	By Jake 2014-01-02
	Bow Summit 2014-01-01 By TH Went for a walk in the sun today up at Bow Summit. It was ok. It felt like a good day at the Lake Louise ski hill actually - a few cms of light...	replies 0 views 2954	By TH 2014-01-01
	Conditions 2013-11-28 By Shanekats Anyone know how it's shaping up around observation peak?	replies 0 views 2910	By Shanekats 2013-11-28
	Rockies Terrain 2013-09-29 By bekks I have never toured in the Rockies before, but only in the Kootenays. Is there anywhere along the Icefield Parkway that has the more diverse...	replies 7 views 3730	By skiitsbetter 2013-10-05
	Alpine Climbing-Achilles Spire 2013-06-30 By jenmc We climbed a great new route on Mt. Andromache a few days ago called Achilles Spire. The route was put up by Eric Dumerac last fall and is 12...	replies 0 views 5618	By jenmc 2013-06-30
	Observation Sub peak 2013-04-07 By TH Not a bad day up the icefields parkway today. Started off with great vis but rapidly deteriorated to no visibility. Snow was pretty decent on...	replies 0 views 4651	By TH 2013-04-07
	Another day up Bow 2013-04-01 By jenmc  Another beautiful sunny day in the Rockies. Woke up with a cold this morning so slept in and went to Bow Summit for the afternoon....	replies 0 views 2711	By jenmc 2013-04-01
	Great Views Terrible Skiing 2013-03-29 By jenmc We attempted a bit of an exploratory ski today. Unfortunately we were denied on where we wanted to go and ended up with terrible icy or breakable...	replies 0 views 2682	By jenmc 2013-03-29
	Game On! Rockies Conditions 2012-11-26 By Jake November served up some fantastic skiing in the Rockies. Lots of kitschy phrases being tossed around like "Snow-vember" or "November to Remember"....	replies 1 views 3127	By powder 2012-11-26
	Bow Summit 2012-11-26 By jenmc Had a super fun day at Bow Summit yesterday, beautiful sun and great snow. Talking to others, it sounds like the snow has really settled over the...	replies 2 views 3547	By jenmc 2012-11-28
	Mind packing a beaver carcass? This could be for you... 2012-11-26 By Zorba A team of scientists is asking for backcountry skiers to pack in beaver carcasses for a wolverine study in the Rocky Mountains. Do you mind...	replies 2 views 3257	By ElkValleyTer 2012-11-26
	Early Season on the Icefield Parkway 2012-11-14 By Jake We got up on the Icefields Parkway again on November 12th.  Below treeline the surface was temperature affected making for only slightly...	replies 1 views 3475	By Jake 2012-11-20

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